The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
TRAIN ROBBED
Texas Pacific Express Again Rob-
bed Near Fort Worth, Sup
posed of $4,000.
Guards on the Train, but the
Passenger Coaches Not
Molested.

Fort WORTH, September 20.--The east
bound Texas & Pacific was robbed to.
night near Benbrook, at the trestle over
Mars creek, where the same train was
robbed in June. The circumstances are
very similar to those of the last robbery.
Just as the Aain pulled out from the
station two men got into the cab of the
locomotive and covered Engineer Baker
with six shooters, and he was ordered
to stop. When ordered, and when the
locomotive had crossed the trestle,
Baker stopped the train. Two
men were waiting here, and the en-
gineer and fireman were ordered out of
the cab and marched toward the express
car, and to guard the doors of the car
they were closed, and one of the men,
tall, slim, sandy-haired fellow, sung
OUT
"Open up that CARP
Express Messenger Malony paid no at
tention to the order, when, after waiting a
few seconds, hammer of some kind was
brought and the door was pounded un-
mercifully. About the same time some
ten shots were fire into the Pacific ex-
press car, and then the pounding began
again. At last the door was opened and
one of the robbers jumped in with drawn
pistol and demanded the money. Malony
had hidden a considerable number of the
packages, and the remainder were taken
from tie safe, and ordering Malony to
keep quiet, the robbers jumped out and
the mail car was entered, but without any
shots being fred. Male Agent Griffin
and Assistant Stewart were COM
Lelled to give up the registered
packages, and it is said that nearly all the
registered matter was taken. There was
no effort made to rob the passengers,
many of whom were considerably fright
ened. There were one or two armed men
in the coaches who proposed to defend
the passengers, should the robbers at
tempt to enter. After finishing their work
at the mail car, the robbers escorted the
engineer and fireman back to the locomo-
tive and ordered the train to be pulled
out. The four men moved away some
distance, watched the train for a short
time and walked away. The train reached
Fort Worth at $3.50, and the officers
we're at once notified, and two posses, one
headed by the sheriff and the other by the
city marshal, were on the road to the
is variously estimated from $1,000 to $780,
600, but neither the mail men or the Paci-
fic express men will say anything about
the matter at all. The theory of the Off =
cers is that the same men who committed
the robbery in June were engaged in that
of tonight, but this is the purest con-
lecture.
ON THE TRAIL.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Fort WORTH, September 2O.-Oficers
on locomotive drawing box car with
their horses went out to the scene of the
robbery taking Sheriff Ships two blood
hounds. The locomotive has returned
and the engineer reports that the dogs
took up trail to the south and the officers
are following. Farmers near the place
say that three men on horseback
were camped near the place all day,
leaving for the depot just before the
train came in. They were armed with
both Winchesters and pistols. They ate
supper with some campers only few
hundred yards from Benbrook. The
sheriffs of counties adjoining Tarrant
have been notified by wire, and descrip-
tion of the men, as far as possible, given
to them. 1t is said the express company
will offer reward for the capture of the
robbers. 1t is now said the express lost
everything, and the run was heavy.